Cleaning body consisting of special steel

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to a cleaning body made of high-grade steel for the cleaning of human skin, in particular under running water, with at least one cleaning-active area. A particularly good odor-removing effect of the cleaning body according to the invention is achieved in that the cleaning-active area is formed by an accessible area of the surface of the cleaning body, whereby the cleaning-active area is finally worked by metal-cutting.

[0001] The invention relates to a cleaning body made of high-grade steelfor the cleaning of human skin, in particular under running water, withat least one cleaning-active area, which is formed by an accessible areaof the surface of the cleaning body.

[0002] For hygienic and aesthetic reasons, all people regularly need towash their hands. Especially after manual work, i.e. work on technicalmachines or work processing or preparing foodstuffs for example,visually detectable soiling of the hands often occurs, which is usuallycombined with a strong odour adhering to the hands. The visuallydetectable soiling of the hands is removed by washing the hands with aconventional soap and/or with a washing paste, if necessary with theadditional aid of brushes. This sometimes leads to considerableirritation of the surface of the skin, especially when brushes are used.Despite this intensive treatment, which in some cases has a veryirritating effect on the skin, it is often only possible, however, towash off from the hands only the soiling that is visible with the eye.Something which cannot easily be removed and thus often remains,however, is unpleasant odours, which originate for example fromlubricants and oils, e.g. gun oil, or certain foodstuffs, such as fishor garlic for example. It is also impossible to remove these odours withscented soaps without leaving residual traces, since the odours aremasked by the scent of the soap merely for a certain, usually short,time.

[0003] The abovementioned problems of hands smelling unpleasantly do nothowever occur solely in the area of work or in the area of leisure, suchas for example in the case of hunters and anglers, who handle gun oiland come into intensive contact with fish slime, but also in other quiteeveryday areas, such as for example among smokers, who often complainabout their fingers smelling strongly of nicotine. A troublesome odour,even if not as unpleasant, can also be found for example on the hands ofmasseurs or hospital and nursing staff, who have to handlestrong-smelling ointments and dressings and who wish to remove the odourconcerned completely from their hands after they leave work.

[0004] Accordingly, it is the problem of the invention to provide thepossibility of removing odours from the skin, in particular the hands,rapidly and free from residual traces in a low-cost manner and by simplemeans.

[0005] Proceeding from the cleaning body described at the outset, thecleaning body according to the invention, with which the problem derivedand set out above is solved, is characterized in that thecleaning-active area is finally worked by metal-cutting. The term“finally worked by metal-cutting” is understood here to mean that, inthe production of the cleaning body, its cleaning-active area undergoesworking by metal-cutting, such as for example turning on a lathe, in thelast, i.e. final, operating step in the working of the surface. There isno further operating step after this working by metal-cutting, and inparticular the cleaning-active surface is not thereafter finished,especially not coated or polished.

[0006] The cleaning body according to the invention is used for theremoval of odour from the hands in such a way that the latter, in thesame way as conventional soap, is rubbed between the hands under runningwater for about 10 to 20 seconds.

[0007] Various high-grade steels can be used for the cleaning bodyaccording to the invention. Particularly good results with the removalof odour are however achieved with cleaning bodies made of high-gradesteel with material number 1.4301 and in particular high-grade steelwith material number 1.4571.

[0008] The surface of the cleaning-active area of the cleaning bodyaccording to the invention, having been finally worked by metal-cutting,can be obtained simply and with particularly good properties for odourremoval if the cleaning body is produced from solid material. This thenensures that the material structure of the high-grade steel essentiallyexhibits its original state, which is the basis for the optimum removalof odour.

[0009] All sizes and shapes that can be handled well and easily are inprinciple conceivable for the cleaning bodies according to theinvention, especially such sizes and shapes as are also used forconventional washing soaps. A preferred development of the cleaning bodyaccording to the invention, however, consists in the fact that thelatter has the shape of a circular or an oval disc. If the cleaning bodyaccording to the invention has the shape of a circular disc, it isparticularly preferable for a cone-shaped section to be provided on atleast one flat side of the circular disc—particularly preferably on bothflat sides of the circular disc. Such a cone-shaped section facilitateshandling of the cleaning body according to the invention, since it isthen particularly well adapted to the shape of the palm of the hand, asa result of which a particularly intensive and large-area skin contactis achieved. The larger and better the skin contact of the cleaning bodyaccording to the invention, the better its effect with the removal ofodour. Accordingly, a particularly good effect of the cleaning bodyaccording to the invention is achieved when it is designed lens-shaped.

[0010] Especially when the cleaning body is designed in the shape of adisc or a lens, it has several edges. Such edges are not detrimental tothe cleaning effect, i.e. the odour-removing effect of the cleaningbody. However, the effect of such edges is that the cleaning bodyaccording to the invention feels unpleasant in the hand and in the worstcase can even lead to small injuries to the hand. In this regard, apreferred development of the cleaning body according to the inventionconsists in the fact that the edges of the cleaning body are roundedoff. Accordingly, the edges can also be gripped.

[0011] In principle, the cleaning body according to the invention can becomposed of several parts. It is preferable, however, for the cleaningbody according to the invention to be designed in one piece.

[0012] The greatest cleaning effect of the cleaning body is achievedwhen as large a cleaning-active area as possible is provided. Accordingto an alternative development of the cleaning body according to theinvention, however, provision is also made such that a coating, aninscription, a glaze or a plastic cover is provided on an area differentfrom the cleaning-active area. In this way, the cleaning body accordingto the invention can be provided for example with a manufacturer's orproduct name, so that its marketing as a branded product is facilitated.A glaze or a coating can be provided on aesthetic grounds, and a plasticcover may be advantageous if the placing of the metal surface on asensitive base could, as the case may be, cause damage to the latter.

[0013] According to a preferred development of the cleaning bodyaccording to the invention, provision is made such that the latter hasat least one recess or drilled hole. Although the area in which thecleaning-active area can be provided is thus reduced, a weight-saving ison the other hand thus achieved. It is particularly preferable in thisregard for the recess or the drilled hole to be provided outside thecleaning-active area.

[0014] In order that the cleaning body can be efficiently handled and asufficiently great cleaning effect can be achieved with the latter, itis preferable according to the invention for the length dimension of thecleaning body to amount to at least 2 cm—preferably at least 4 cm. Inthis way, a sufficiently large and sufficiently long surface and thus asufficiently long path is available to permit the hand to be rubbed overthis surface, which is of course essential for the odour removal effect.

[0015] The invention further relates to a WC stone, in particular forodour-destroying or odour-reducing use in urinals.

[0016] The WC stone according to the invention is characterized in thatit is produced from high-grade steel and has at least one active areawhich is formed from an accessible area of its surface, whereby theactive area is finally worked by metal-cutting.

[0017] The odour-destroying or odour-reducing effect of the WC stoneaccording to the invention is essentially based on the same principle asthe effect of the cleaning body described above for the cleaning ofhuman skin. Accordingly, the WC stone according to the invention ispreferably produced from high-grade steel with material number 1.4571 orfrom high-grade steel with material number 1.4301. In this regard, it isalso especially preferable for the WC stone to be produced from solidmaterial.

[0018] In principle, the WC stone according to the invention can havesimilar shapes and sizes to the cleaning body according to the inventionfor the cleaning of human skin.

[0019] As with the cleaning body according to the invention for thecleaning of human skin, the WC stone according to the invention can alsobe composed of several parts, but preferably it is designed in onepiece.

[0020] One of the main advantages of the WC stone according to theinvention lies in the fact that it assumes precisely the same functionas conventional WC stones made of soap, i.e. it has an odour-reducing orodour-destroying effect, but in contrast with the conventional WC stonesmade of soap it does not get used up.

[0021] In principle, the WC stone according to the invention has anarbitrarily long life, and therefore never has to be replaced.

[0022] The function of the WC stone according to the invention of havingan odour-reducing or odour-destroying effect when it is contact with theambient air and is rinsed round with water can also be employed in otherareas of application. In particular, provision is in fact made accordingto the invention for the use of a high-grade steel body in contact withthe ambient air and with water for the purpose of odour-cleaning of theambient air, whereby the high-grade steel body has at least onecleaning-active area, which is formed by an accessible area of thesurface of the high-grade steel body and is finally worked bymetal-cutting.

[0023] The invention further relates to a fish cosh.

[0024] The fish cosh according to the invention is characterized in thatit has a cleaning body as described above and a rod—preferably made ofmetal—is provided as a handle, which is screwed into a thread providedin the cleaning body. An extremely practical tool with a twofoldfunction is thus made available to fishermen and anglers. The fish coshaccording to the invention can on the one hand be used to stupefy orchop off caught fish, and on the other hand the fisherman or angler,with the aid of the cleaning body representing a component of the fishcosh, can easily, efficiently and permanently wash off the smell of fishadhering to his hands. To do this, it is not even necessary for thecleaning body to be unscrewed from the rod. In the unscrewed state,however, the cleaning body can also be used in the domestic kitchen, asa separate cleaning body.

[0025] The invention further relates to a knife, in particular anangler's or hunter's knife.

[0026] The knife according to the invention is characterized in that thehandle of the knife is formed by a cleaning body as described above orsuch cleaning body is integrated into the handle of the knife. The knifeaccording to the invention thus also represents, in the same way as thefish cosh according to the invention described above, an extremelypractical tool for anglers or hunters for example, since a hunter, forexample, who is carrying such a knife according to the invention withhim, immediately has cleaning means available after gutting the game orafter maintaining his weapon, with which means unpleasant odours can beefficiently and permanently washed off the hands. It goes without sayingthat, in the case of the knife according to the invention, it ispossible to diverge considerably from the shapes of the cleaning bodythat have been described above as particularly preferred developments.

[0027] In detail, there is a large number of options for configuring anddeveloping the invention. In this regard, reference is made on the onehand to the claims subordinated to the independent claims and on theother hand to the following description of preferred examples ofembodiment making reference to the drawing. The drawing shows thefollowing:

[0028]FIG. 1a a cleaning body according to a preferred example ofembodiment of the invention in a side view,

[0029]FIG. 1b the cleaning body according to the preferred example ofembodiment of the invention in an oblique view from above and

[0030]FIG. 2 a fish cosh according to a preferred example of embodimentof the invention.

[0031] A cleaning body according to a preferred example of embodiment ofthe invention can be seen in a side view in FIG. 1. The cleaning body isturned from high-grade steel with material number 1.4571 from the solid.The cleaning body is lens-shaped and has a diameter of 49 mm. Thethickness of the cleaning body at the outer edge amounts to 12 mm, andin the centre the thickness of the cleaning body amounts to 16 mm.

[0032] Since the cleaning body according to the preferred example ofembodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 1 is turned from a rod ofsolid material, the whole surface of the cleaning body is finally workedby metal-cutting. Furthermore, no recesses or drilled holes are providedin the cleaning body according to the first preferred example ofembodiment of the invention, so that, whilst the cleaning body has asubstantial weight, it can however be held comfortably and well andoffers a large cleaning-active area.

[0033] A fish cosh according to a preferred example of embodiment of theinvention is shown in FIG. 2. The fish cosh according to the preferredexample of embodiment of the invention is formed by a previouslydescribed cleaning body 1, in the peripheral face of which a radial M6threaded hole is provided, into which a metal rod 2 is screwed. Themetal rod consists predominantly of brass and has a diameter of 8 mm anda length of 150 mm. Metals other than brass can of course also be usedfor rod 2. Cleaning body 1 screwed onto rod 2 is lens-shaped and has adiameter of 49 mm. Its thickness amounts to 12 mm in its thinnest area,i.e. at the edge, and 16 mm in its thickest area, i.e. in the middle.Other dimensions are however also conceivable which, as withconventional fishing coshes, are in particular also suited to the sizeof the expected fish.

[0034] On its end not screwed into cleaning body 1, rod 2 has a plasticball 3. Plastic ball 3 is secured to rod 2 by the fact that an M6 threadis also provided in plastic ball 3, into which rod 2 is screwed. As canalso be seen from FIG. 2, a drilled hole 4 is also provided in plasticball 3 at right angles to the longitudinal direction of rod 2, throughwhich drilled hole a hand strap 5 is passed. When the fish cosh is beingused, the latter can be placed around the wrist and thus prevents thefish cosh from being lost if it inadvertently slips out of the handduring use.

1. A cleaning body made of high-grade steel for the cleaning of humanskin, in particular under running water, with at least onecleaning-active area, which is formed by an accessible area of thesurface of the cleaning body, wherein the cleaning-active area isfinally worked by metal-cutting.
 2. The cleaning body according to claim1, wherein the cleaning body is made of high-grade steel with materialnumber 1.4571 or of high-grade steel with material number 1.4301.
 3. Thecleaning body according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cleaning body isproduced from solid material—in particular turned from the solid.
 4. AWC stone, in particular for odour-destroying or odour-reducing use inurinals, wherein the WC stone is produced from high-grade steel and hasat least one active area, which is formed by an accessible area of thesurface of the WC stone, whereby the active area is finally worked bymetal-cutting.
 5. The WC stone according to claim 4, wherein the WCstone is made of high-grade steel with material number 1.4571 or ofhigh-grade steel with material number 1.4301.
 6. The WC stone accordingto claim 4 or 5, wherein the WC stone is produced from solid material—inparticular turned from the solid.
 7. A fish cosh with a cleaning body(1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, whereby a—preferablymetallic—rod (2) is provided as a handle, which is screwed into a threadprovided in the cleaning body (1).
 8. A knife, in particular an angler'sor hunter's knife, whereby the handle of the knife is formed by acleaning body according to any one of claims 1 to 3 or such cleaningbody is integrated into the handle of the knife.
 9. The use of acleaning body made of high-grade steel for the cleaning of human skin,in particular under running water, whereby the cleaning body has atleast one cleaning-active area, which is formed by an accessible area ofthe surface of the cleaning body and is finally worked by metal-cutting.10. The use of a high-grade steel body as a WC stone, whereby thehigh-grade steel body has at least one cleaning-active area, which isformed by an accessible area of the surface of the cleaning body and isfinally worked by metal-cutting.
 11. The use of a high-grade steel bodyin contact with the ambient air as well as with water for the purpose ofodour-cleaning of the ambient air, whereby the high-grade steel body hasat least one cleaning-active area, which is formed by an accessible areaof the surface of the cleaning body and is finally worked bymetal-cutting.